Hydrocarbon-oil burner for stoves



(No Model.)

0. H. PRENTIS'S.

HYDROOARBON OIL BURNER FOR STOVES, 8w. No. 397,872. Patented Feb 12, 1889.

INVENTDR M zm am \A/ITNESS Es CHARLES ll. PREN'IISS,

(ll? (LEV E ILAN'T), OHIO.

HYDROCARBON-OIL BURNER FOR STOVES, 84.6.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,872, dated February 12, 1889.

Application filed January 3, 1888. Serial No. 259,731. (No model.)

To (0 whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, (innnLEs l-I. PRENTISS, of Cleveland, in the'county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and Improved Hydrocarbon-Oil Burner for Stoves, &c.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and complete description thereof. 7

The nature of my invention relates to an improved hydrocarbon-oil burner for stoves, the construction and operation of which will be more fully understood on reference to the following specification an dann exed drawings, making part of the same.

Figure l is a half plan and horizontal section in the line :1 1r, liig. 3. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section in the line .r :17, Fig.1; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the line .1? 11", 1.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the drawings and specification.

The invention is designed more especially for cooking stoves and ranges; butitis applicable for other heating purposes, as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A represei'iis a top plate or section having a series of ribs, 13, and channels t between the ribs, Figs. 1 and 2. An airflue, D, is formed between the top plate, A, and the central plate, E, Figs. 2 and This flue is made by the end flanges, a a, the curved side I), and flange (Z. The flanges a a rest upon the flanged ends 6 e of thelower section or plate, F. The curved side 71 is in contact with the edge of the central plate, E, as seen at f, and the flange (Z extends down over the rear ends of the central plate and lower section, F, but at a certain distance therefrom. By the said construction is formed an air-induction flue, D, and its external terminal at 72 Fig. 3, is formed between the flange d and rear ends of the central plate, E, and lower= section, F. Through this flue from the exterior the air passes to the combustion-fines. In passing through this flue and the openings "in the plate E the air becomes heated to such a degree on eommingling with the inflamed oil as to insure the greatest amount of heat from the combustible properties of the oila nd heated air.

Extending down from the central plate in contact with the lower section are one or b ustion-flues between them.

In the central plate are openings I for air admission from the exterior through the flue D into the combustion-fines. These flues divide the inflamed oil and vapor into small currents, which quietly burn in passing through, avoiding the noise and pufling of more partitions, G, with corresponding comburning liquid fuel in an open combustion draft-chamber.

Oil is conveyed into the trough J, Figs. 1 and 3, by means of the pipe K, which is connected with an oil-tank in any suitable way. (Not shown.) This liquid fuel in the trough may be ignited through an opening, 1', in the end, Fig. I), or otherwise. The flames of the ignited fuel pass from the trough into the combustion-flues H, as indicated by the arrows 1. In passing through said flues it commingles with the air from the exterionwhich has been inducted, into the combustion-fines through the flue D and openings 1. From the tines H the heat goes up into the channels 0, which distribute it over and about the oven, boiler, or other object in the position indicated at M to be heated.

It is preferableto make the apparatus in sections, as shown, that the parts maybe readily separated for the cleaning out of any deposit or residuum of the burned oil, and also for convenience in repairing. It requires no special construction of a cooking stove or range for said invention, as it is applicable to all having a fire-place of the usual form and arrangement.

It may be placed in such lire-place without any material change or alterations for practical use, and the gases from the fuel escape through the stove-pipe.

The apparatus is also applicable and can be arranged for heat-ingstoves of various kinds not used in cooking, at the same time retainin g the essential features of the invention.

It is found no special formation of a stove or range is required for the use of this invention. The respective proportions of the different parts of this burner are adapted to the size of the stove or range in connection with which this burner is to be used, and if these proportions are properly taken then thisburner will. operate in a heating-stove equally as well as in a cooking stove or range. The position or location of the burner within a stove or lire place, respectively, is such that the heat and flames of the burning oil will eome in eontaet with the artieles toheheated iu the same manner as in stoves using ordinaiw l'uel.

\Yhat-l ela ini as In) invention, and desire to seen re by Letters l *atent, is-

1. In an oill)urner, the topplalte, A, eenlral 1 'lerl'orated plate, E, the two formingan airpasszig'e, 1) said plate l5 having one or more T partitions, (.1, lorniing llues ll in combination with the lower plate, 1 having the trough J extending up lherel'roni, and an oil-sup l y pipe, substantiallr as (lOSCl'llKll and shown.

2. In an oil-burner, the combination of the top plate, A ventral plate, F), and lHlllOlll plate, F, said lop plale provided with ribs ll and flanges (z (.1 and 11, forming a eondnil', l),

between A and IC, said eentral plate perl'oral ed to l'orui an openrelz'ttion between said eont'lnit 20 I) and an oil-trough at the inner front side of plate F, arranged sul'lstantially as and for g the purpose set forth.

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